What are you talking about?Eddy Punch Clock wrote: Oh wait... none of you fuckers watch the CFL...
I use CFL's, they last way longer and save electricity compared to the incandescent bulbs.
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What are you talking about?Eddy Punch Clock wrote: Oh wait... none of you fuckers watch the CFL...
I saw it. I think it was about stopping the politicization of the CBC...but I was stoned so I may have fucked it all up...but I think I got it!Eddy Punch Clock wrote:There was an odd CBC political/propaganda commercial during the football game yesterday. I wasn't really paying attention... anyone know what it was about?
Oh wait... none of you fuckers watch the CFL...
Ya but are you really watching it AP?Aaronp18 wrote:What are you talking about?Eddy Punch Clock wrote: Oh wait... none of you fuckers watch the CFL...
I use CFL's, they last way longer and save electricity compared to the incandescent bulbs.
Population of quebec: 8mdarren wrote:For those who aren't familiar with territory east of the Rockies.
Population of Ontario: 13m
Population of people in the Eastern time zone: 21m
Population of BC (and in the Pacific Time Zone): 4m
If there are national broadcasts, they will be of the leaves, and they will be on at 4pm. Forever and ever, amen, no matter who has the rights.
A coin has two sides. Since CBC is not legally required to produce profits, they care less about what their audiences like. They just do whatever the stupid directors like, who might be leaves fans to begin with... On the other hand, TSN and Sportsnet need to make a profit by broadcasting the most profitable programming, they will do what their audiences like. If leaves games are more profitable in the East, I care less they broadcast them 24 hours a day. It would be hard to imagine that the leaves games will generate the same interest as a local team like the Canucks or the Flames in the West. Even if so, that is at least market driven decision instead of some idiots sitting in the Toronto office making the calls for everyone else in the West.Mondi wrote:Anyone concerned about the ideological bent of CBC ought to consider the assets of Bell Media:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_as ... Bell_Media
Or Rogers Communications:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_as ... unications
Oh, and Shaw/Chorus:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_as ... unications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_as ... ertainment
At least the (highly imperfect) CBC is not legally required to produce profits for the shareholders in its operation. Nor does it suffer from the intense vertical integration of the large media companies in this country (i.e. the CBC does not own the lines, the channel and the programing (and the hockey team)).
Just to be clear, I'm not a big HNIC guy. But, I can see the value in HNIC staying with the national public broadcaster. I mean heck, Rogers and Bell OWN the leaves.
Let me put it this way, I would not mind seeing more Murphy, Shorthouse and Garret than MacLean and Cherry. I do not care they broadcast zero Canucks games everywhere else besides BC. However, I do care they broadcast the stupid leaves OT or shootouts over a Canucks game.Mondi wrote: Because there has never been any problems with market driven decision-making...anyways the CBC still have to try to turn a profit they just aren't under threat of law suit if they don't.
My concern is more that you won't hear a peep about the Canucks except for game time, because it simply isn't good for business and I don't mean business in the general sense, I mean business in the sense that both SN and TSN's parent companies own a portion of the leaves/Raptors.
Also, it certain would raise the odd eyebrow when you consider the weight CBC (and other TV networks) currently have when it comes to scheduling. Imagine if the owners of the leaves having even more say when it comes to the schedule and how favourable it may be for certain teams.
Compare that to the NFL Model:darren wrote:For those who aren't familiar with territory east of the Rockies.
Population of Ontario: 13m
Population of people in the Eastern time zone: 21m
Population of BC (and in the Pacific Time Zone): 4m
If there are national broadcasts, they will be of the leaves, and they will be on at 4pm. Forever and ever, amen, no matter who has the rights.
Did widow get pissed and I missed it??Rumsfeld wrote:Highly doubt HNIC leaves CBC, and if it does it sure as fuck ain't going to Sportsnet.
As douchey as CBC had become, it's a tradition and I doubt it would be any better on TSN.
Now normally for matters of this import I would wait for Hockeygal to weigh in before I'd comment, but she's been conspicuously absent since she got really angry with us and Arachnid went on vacation.
positive...and...helpful....Strangelove wrote:Rumsfeld wrote: Hockeygal.... Arachnid
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